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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O RA D O <br /> <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D I V1 S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br />November 25, 2008 <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />LaPlata County Planning Department Governor <br />1060 E. 2nd Avenue Harris D. Sherman <br />Durango, CO 81301 Executive Director <br /> Ronald W. Cattany <br /> <br />Re: Carbon Junction Mine (Mining and Reclamation Permit C-1992-080) Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Reclamation Bond Release Application SL-04 <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />Our office is reviewing the above-referenced application for release of $237,356 of the mine operator's <br />reclamation bond. The bond covers approximately 164.19 acres in the mine permit area, of which 30 acres <br />were disturbed by mining. The bond release area includes parts of the following thirteen La Plata County <br />Tax Assessor parcels. <br />566533400841 566733400095 566733400810 <br />566733100808 566733100097 566904100806 <br />566733100809 566733400810 566904100807 <br />566733100098 566733200094 566904200808 <br /> 566904200067 <br />Our review includes evaluating the bond release area for meeting the post-mining land use requirements of <br />our Rules. The approved post-mining land use of the bond release area is residential. Prior to approving <br />this bond release application, we must confirm that "development of such land use has substantially <br />commenced and is likely to be achieved" as required by Rule 3.02.3(2)(c). <br />To aid our evaluation, could you please identify any approvals from LaPlata County that will be required for <br />residential use to commence on the above-referenced lands. If county approvals are required, could you <br />please identify any that have been granted and any such approvals that may still be required in the future. <br />If you have any questions, please call me. Your help in this matter will be appreciated. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Daniel I. Hernandez, DRMS <br />Michael S. Savage, Savage and Savage Environmental <br />Sandra Pautsky, Oakridge Energy, Inc. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines